Title: Short description on different switchgear equipment mentioning manufacturer,
capacity, figure, cost etc.
Resource: Internet and different texts.
Objective: To be familiar with the currently available switchgear equipment in local and
international market.
Equipment’s: Switches, Isolators, Fuses, relays, CT, PT, circuit breaker, Lightning
arresters and absorbers etc.
Name of the equipment: H.T Switchgear
Purpose:
Cement plants
Steel plants
Electricity boards
Ratings:
11 kV and 33 kV Panels
Rating of Bus bar: 800A to 2500A
Manufacturer: Super Star Engineering Ltd.
(Super Star Group )
Country of origin: Bangladesh
Cost: 450,000 – 550,000 BDT
Description:
In an electric power system, switchgear is the combination of electrical disconnects
switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment.
Switchgears are used both to de-energize equipment to allow work to be done and to
clear faults downstream. This type of equipment is directly linked to the reliability of
the electricity supply.
SSEL is one of the leading manufacturers of HT switchgears for electrical power distribution system in
Bangladesh. It offers wide range of technologically advanced HT Switchgear products that provide
Flexible options. From cutting-edge design that allow for easy access, maintenance and space-savings, to
ecological accountability, SSEL’s HT switchgear solutions meet the needs of essentially each purpose.
The products are designed to ensure highest performance serving as a foundation for secure & highly
reliable electrical networks.
Name of the equipment: Air Break Switch
Purpose:
For making and breaking
electrical circuit
Cable sectionalized and
transformer switch
Motor switch (with motor fuse
CMF)
Switching of capacitor banks
Component for local
manufactured panels
Used in switch cubicles
Compact substation (kiosk) Fig: Air Break Switch
Utility and industrial
application
Ratings: 12 – 36 kV, 400 – 1250 A
Manufacturer: ABB in Australia
Country of origin: Australia
Cost: 10,000-15,000BDT
Description:
The switch whose contacts open in the air and quenching of an arc achieves by compressed air, such type
of switch is called an air break switch. The air acts as a dielectric medium for the air-break switch. It is
more effective and reliable as compared to another switch. The air break switch is operated manually
when their handle is placed on a ground level.
The air break switches install in outdoor and mainly use for switching and isolation. The air
break switch is mostly installed in the distribution network as a switching point. It interrupts the
small excitation current of a transmission line or the capacitive charging current. The maximum
voltage for the switches is up to 35kV. The air-break switches are classified into two types. They
are Single-Pole Air-Break Switch and the Gang Operated Air-Break Switch.
Single pole air-break switch uses for the opening of only one conductor. And for the opening of
more than one conductor at a time gang operated air break switch is used. The switches which
opened together are called the gang switches. The air-break switches are installed in two ways,
i.e., either horizontally or vertically and it is placed on the pole top or in pad mounted metal
enclosure.
Name of the equipment: Oil Break Switch
Purpose:
For making and breaking
electrical circuit.
Cable sectionalized and
transformer switch
Motor switch (with motor fuse
CMF)
Switching of capacitor banks
Component manufactured in
China
Used in switch cubicles
Compact substation (kiosk)
Utility and industrial application
Used in Mercedes-Benz for
proper lubrication and a longer engine
life
Fig: Oil Break Switch
Ratings: 15KV-38 kV, 400 – 1250 A
Manufacturer: China
Country of origin: Japan
Cost: 15,000-25,000BDT
Description:
An oil switch is a high-voltage switch whose contacts are opened and closed in oil. The switch is
actually immersed in an oil bath and contained in a steel tank. The reason for placing high-
voltage switches in oil is that the oil will break the circuit when the switch is opened. With high
voltages. A separation of the switch contacts does not always break the current flow because an
electric arc forms between the contacts. If the contacts are opened in oil.
The oil will quench the arc. Furthermore. If an arc should form in the oil. It will evaporate part
of the oil because of the high temperature and will partially fill the interrupters surrounding the
switch contacts with vaporized oil. This vapor develops a pressure in the interrupters which
assists in quenching or breaking the arc by elongating the arc. The three lines of a three-phase
circuit can be opened and closed by a single oil switch. If the voltage is not extremely high.
The three poles of the switch are generally in the same tank (fig. 3-36): but if the voltage of the
line is high. The three poles of the switch are placed in separate oil tanks. The poles are placed in
separate tanks to make it impossible for an arc to form between any two phases when the switch
is opened or closed. An arc between phases would be a short circuit across the line and would
probably blow up the tank. When an oil switch is to open the circuit automatically
because of an overload or short circuit. Its provided with a trip coil. This trip coil consists of coil
of wire and a movable plunger. In low-voltagecircuits carrying small currents. This coil is
connected in series with the line. When the current exceeds its permissible value. The coil pulls
up its plunger. The plunger trips the mechanism, and a spring opens the switch suddenly.
Name of the equipment:Isolator
Product Name:Durite 0-605-01 Lucas
SSB106 style battery isolator kill cut off switch
Purpose:
Isolator operated manually
when no current flow through the
circuit
It’s used both side of switches
or circuit breakers for replace or
maintenance purpose.
Its main purpose is to isolate
one portion of the circuit from the other
and is not intended to be opened while
current is flowing in the line.
Ratings: 12V/24V
Manufacturer:BB7 4JY Clitheroe, Lancashire UK
Country of origin:China
Cost: 2000-5000BDT
Name of the equipment:Absorbers
Product Name: Monroe Gas-Matic LT Shock Absorber
Purpose:
This invention relates to electrical surge absorbers
used for the protection of inductive apparatus such as
transformers, generators or motors from surges having
steep fronts or backs, due for instance to lightning.
The invention relates to that type of surge absorber
used for the above purpose in which an inductance is
connected in series with an overhead line or cable in
which surges originate, the inductance having
capacitance to earth between it and the apparatus.
Fig: Monroe Gas-Matic LT Shock Absorber
Product Features:
Gas-charged shock absorber that provides improved vehicle
control for today's light trucks, vans, full-size picks-ups and
4x4's at an economical price.
Available for import and domestic trucks, vans, full-
size pick-ups and 4x4's
Gas-charged unit
Improved handling and control
Manufacturer: Super Star Engineering Ltd.(Super Star Group )
Country of origin: Bangladesh
Cost: 450,000 – 550,000 BDT